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5/19/2019 – Thinned again the first 3 rows of Nemagreen lima beans (rows 10, 11 and 12) to 3″-6″ spacing. Many that pulled up had a lot of roots so planted them deep (~3″) in the gaps. Found 8-10 corn stalks about the 7th T-Post from the south fence in Row 2 where the leaves […]
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5/18/2019 – For the past 3 months we have worked to remove the 20+ years of hay string in the area of the old garden immediately north of the new garden. Of course, the removal of the string will never end but we got the worst of it and what is left that we can […]
Continue Reading5/18/2019 – Mary had ordered the bulbs along with the glads from American Meadows and planted them in the bed immediately south of the kitchen door among the daylilies. She planted a bag of 25 Acidanthera Callianthus, commonly known as the Peacock Orchid, whose “beautiful blooms produce a sweet scent, adding a delicate allure to […]
Continue Reading5/17/2019 – General weeding, of course, and sprayed Sevin on the peas & beans as follows: PEPH – New growth shows curling as before Kentucky Wonder Bush – Not much damage so sprayed along the top Texas Creme Peas – Young but there is a lot of leaf curling. More so that the PEPH. Mary […]
Continue ReadingFor 25 gallons The 3/4″ plastic supply hose in the first set up was replaced with a 1/2″ ID, 15′ long hose to dispense the solution slower for better control and to reach further back into the beds. That was a good change as it worked out as planned. The last time with the 3/4″ […]
Continue Reading5/16/2019 – Mary ordered the bag of 15 Summer Essential Spring Mix glads from American Meadows and planted them under the eave on both sides of the front door beyond the roses. “Summer Essentials Gladiolus Mix includes warm and breezy shades of pink, coral and apricot-orange flowers.” I dug up about a 1″ swath along […]
Continue Reading5/16/2019 – After weeding the in the corn and peas, the tomatoes had dried from the dew. Sprayed them for the first time with Mancozeb fungicide. Using the Troybilt cultivator for the first time in the garden I tilled along the east weedy edge of the tomatoes in the last row next to the sand […]
Continue Reading5/15/2019 – Cultivated the Garden with Ted’s cultivator with the center blades removed. The oldest corn was too tall and the Kentucky Bush Peas were too wide and tall so did not cultivate them. Also did not cultivate rows 13, 14, and 15 where the new lima beans have not come up. Removed the middle […]
Continue Reading5/15/2019 – As it rained all last weekend, and we forgot to spray them Monday & Tuesday, the daylilies were sprayed today that was __ days since the last spraying. Sprayed them with Mancozeb. Every morning they are deadheaded and the worst of the Rust infected leaves are removed. There is still a lot of […]
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5/14/22019 – Today, like the last couple of days, began at 7:30 but lasted until 11 AM. I mixed about 4 parts 34-0-0 with one part lime. Scored a shallow V trench with the hoe 6″-8″ from the 2nd and 3rd planting of corn; i.e. all the remaining corn not yet side dressed. Mary dropped […]
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